When: Friday, 18 August 2017, 6.30-8.30pm

Where: The British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai, No.9, Sub-lane 56, Lane 590, Weihai Lu, Shanghai

Price: RMB 100 including free flow of wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks. UK alumni only. 

This summer, the Chamber's Chinese Returnee UK Alumni Focus Group brings the UK Alumni Mixer Series back to the Chamber's office and invites Matt Knowles, Area Director East China at The British Council, to share his inspiring career experience and stories. He has 14 years of expertise in international cultural and educational exchanges.

At the mixer, Chamber alumni members will meet with likeminded friends from six alumni associations, including Cass Business School Shanghai Alumni Association, KCL Alumni Committee, The University of Bristol Shanghai Alumni Network, UAL Shanghai Alumni Association, UCL Alumni Shanghai Club, and University of Reading and Henley Business School Alumni Association, China.

The mixer will be an amazing opportunity to meet and mingle. It is a fun way to develop your business network and build a range of contacts. It will be a great way to catch up with old friends while making some new ones.

Places are limited so please RSVP online as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Complete your personal profile with the UK University at which you studied, as well as your interests, so we can better introduce you to the alumni community.

We want to hear your experiences, tips and opinions on the opportunities, challenges and ways of working with businesses in China!

Speaker Introduction:

Matt Knowles
Area Director East China, The British Council

Matt Knowles has 14 years of expertise in international cultural and educational exchanges. He took up his post as the East China Area Director of the British Council in August 2015 and is accompanied by his wife and three young children.

Matt comes to Shanghai from London where he was British Council's Regional Head for East Asia, EU Europe, Wider Europe and the Americas. This entailed supporting teams in 70 countries and helping to shape the organisation's strategy.

Matt holds Masters Degrees in Theology from the University of Edinburgh and from Union Theological Seminary (Columbia University's constituent Faculty of Theology). He was the bass player for Bangladesh's only funk band and once met the late great godfather, James Brown.

Joint Organisers

Please note the ticket is pre-paid and non-refundable. 
Walk-in is not allowed.